Family Messenger, April 21, 2009

Lord God,
Open our ears and our eyes
to the truth of Christ and
Help us to live in the Spirit.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

A Message from the Principal

Welcome back! I hope your Easter was filled with joy in celebration of the resurrection.

Spring, the time of renewal, brings an appreciation of our planet Earth. At the same time, we are reminded of our responsibility in caring for it. It is important that we, as parents and teachers, encourage and model those actions which preserve and protect the resources we must share. This is SLE #2 – stewardship of the gifts of creation! Recycling is an important activity in which every member of the family can participate.

Tomorrow is Earth Day. Talk with your children about ways we can show responsible stewardship, such as turning out lights to save electricity and making sure that faucets are turned off so that water is not wasted. Spring is also a good time to plant trees. They improve the quality of our air, but also provide beauty and shared for us and future generations. Our earth and its resources are a gift to us from God. We can show our gratitude as we cherish and care for this precious gift.

Wishing you a peaceful week,

Ms. Olivia Carrillo

Important Dates
• 4/22 - WASC Day – noon dismissal; no lunch served; ASP open
• 4/24 – Junior High field trip to Renaissance Fair
• 4/25 – Spring Sensation Annual Auction Luncheon 11:00 – 4:00
• 4/29 – 7th Grade Bake Sale
• 4/30 – Group Pictures 8:00 a.m.

Free Dress Days
In celebration of Earth Day tomorrow, students may wear green to school.

On Friday, April 24, the PTO Board is sponsoring a free dress fundraiser to collect money for gifts for the teachers and staff for Teacher Appreciation Week in May. Students may wear free dress on Friday for $1. Please follow handbook guidelines.

SWIM TEAM NEWS
Summer is almost here and we are gearing up for the 2009-2010 season.
There will be an important informational meeting on Thursday April 30 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. All interested families please attend, we will be talking about summer practices and other items.
SEE YOU THERE! Laura Medina & Juliet Mendoza
Questions ?? Contact: jmazza@mendozaassociates.com

New Staff Email Addresses
We have now transitioned to our new email addresses. Please add these addresses to your contact list if you have not done so already.
Mrs. Angela Neumeier – aneumeier@incaschool.org
Mr. Robert Sanchez – rsanchez@ incaschool.org
Mrs. Diana Girskis – dgirskis@incaschool.org
Mrs. Imelda Rodriguez – irodriguez@ incaschool.org
Mr. Jonathan Tiu – jtiu@ incaschool.org
Ms. Hwala Hong – hhong@ incaschool.org
Mrs. Jean Lomasto – jlomasto@ incaschool.org
Mrs. Juana Salazar – jsalazar@ incaschool.org
Ms. Jennifer Rickert – jrickert@ incaschool.org
Mrs. Susan Theiring – stheiring@ incaschool.org
Ms. Monique Ohanessian – mohanessian@ incaschool.org
Mrs. Nerisha Hihn – nhihn@ incaschool.org
Mrs. Gabrielle O’Sullivan – gosullivan@ incaschool.org
Ms. Janis Massey – jmassey@ incaschool.org
Mr. Roger Briceno – rbriceno@ incaschool.org
Mrs. Leti Fenton – lfenton@ incaschool.org
Mrs. Gwen Rodela – grodela@ incaschool.org
Ms. Olivia Carrillo – ocarrillo@ incaschool.org
For general questions or information: info@incaschool.org

Scrip Update
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Don’t forget to make your scrip purchases in time.
If you’ve sent in a scrip order with your child and it is not returned the next day, please contact me ASAP.
The more time that goes by, the more difficult it becomes to track where it is.

Shell is offering an additional 1% to their 1.5% for a limited time. If each family does a weekly $50 purchase of Shell gas from now until the end of the year, Shell will have contributed a $1,512 to our school.

Good news!!! Scrip sales will happen this summer after Sunday masses.


SLE Superstars of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s winners of the SLE Superstar drawing!
Rose C (grade 2)
Isabella W (grade 4)
Gabby D (grade 6)

Auction Raffle
The deadline to turn in raffle ticket money is Friday, April 24 at noon. Thank you for your continued efforts in making this fundraiser a success!

WASC Noon Dismissal Days
Please mark your calendars for the following noon dismissal days. ASP will be available, however hot lunch will not be served. Wednesday, April 22 ~ Wednesday, May 6 ~ Friday, May 15